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by 1999, was used as a ball and chain, shackling the the law was repealed. but when the 2008 financial crisis left taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in bank bail outs, the spirit of glassed eagle was reborn as the vol kerr rule. >> it is important, because we want to make sure we are protecting the deposits that are federally insured from risky behavior. we don't want to endanger those deposited. >> named after paul vol kerr, the former federal reserve chairman, the rule banned banks that take federally insured deposits from engaging in so called proprior tear trading. >> widely seen as the center piece of the wall street reform and consumer protection act, it has become contentious, because unlike glassed eagle it does not ban all trading. >> banks can still trade securities or execute trades for their customers. and for years now, regulators have been rangeling with how to distinguish those ben nine trades from ones that can harm a bank. >> those who favor a tough interpretation, point to the $6 billion trading loss jpmorgan chase i
by 1999, was used as a ball and chain, shackling the the law was repealed. but when the 2008 financial crisis left taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in bank bail outs, the spirit of glassed eagle was reborn as the vol kerr rule. >> it is important, because we want to make sure we are protecting the deposits that are federally insured from risky behavior. we don't want to endanger those deposited. >> named after paul vol kerr, the former federal reserve...
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. >> the law says the prison will detain that person. there is no discretion on the part of the judges to let those people out. they can't get a bond to fight their case. no matter what the amount of bond they can't get a bond. >> attorney jody goodwin has defended under mandatory detention in south texas. >> is it unusual to get mandatory detention? >> no, they use it all the time. >> today two-thirds of those in ice custody are held without bond. >> i don't understand why i'm detained here longer than what i was actually convicted for. you know. because i was on operation. and for four years i haven't been a threat to society and suddenly i'm on mandatory detention. >> you know to them he is profit. that's why he's being detained. that's why he's not at home with me. he could be at home waiting. we could have been waiting this out for ten months together. >> naz had been checking in with his probation officer every month. he owned his home, paid his taxes and had just gotten his green card. when we spoke to him he had been in pearsall
. >> the law says the prison will detain that person. there is no discretion on the part of the judges to let those people out. they can't get a bond to fight their case. no matter what the amount of bond they can't get a bond. >> attorney jody goodwin has defended under mandatory detention in south texas. >> is it unusual to get mandatory detention? >> no, they use it all the time. >> today two-thirds of those in ice custody are held without bond. >> i don't...
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and because of criminal law, she is not held to secrecy, and that she can is able to express herself before the prez. and that she cannot only not give you a copy of the document, that i gave to her as original this morning, this is forbidden under the law, but she has the right to communicate to you if she so wishes, what she has received as information this morning. and it is in this very strict legal context that we have decided to hold this, so she can express herself, and that once she has expressed herself, everyone can leave her alone. that's it. so to focus the information on the context, which is suddenly an obviously of world importance, this is normal that suha arafat express herself, and she is doing so through the communications that she about to give you. >> good evening, as you know, i have lost my husband. on the 11th of october, 2004, following what was given to me as as a cerebral hemorrhage as a result of intestinal complications. blue no sign of fever had been assessed at the time. and numerous rumors have. it is after these conditions that 2011, an al jazeera pre
and because of criminal law, she is not held to secrecy, and that she can is able to express herself before the prez. and that she cannot only not give you a copy of the document, that i gave to her as original this morning, this is forbidden under the law, but she has the right to communicate to you if she so wishes, what she has received as information this morning. and it is in this very strict legal context that we have decided to hold this, so she can express herself, and that once she has...
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limited optioning and communities passing laws that some say penalize homelessness, is it even possible? joining us by skype is richard chow. a policy director for the interagency council. let part of the government, working to end chronic homelessness. those winter stormed grounds hi flight, so as we so often do here, we are using social media to end up what planes, and trains, and cars sometimes can't do. it does allow us to bring some of the best visions into our conversation. donna anderson, also joins us, she is the director of the institute of children, poverty, and homelessness. a nonprofit, dedicated to changing the way we think about the homeless. and also on google plus, wendy alexandar, a working mother of three, who along with her kids has been homeless. welcome everyone to the stream. so donna, when you think about homelessness it is those very visible examples that come to mind. the reality is we have more homeless families than ever before, what is going on? >> well, exactly as you mentioned earlier. the face of homelessness in america is changing. what we once thought of
limited optioning and communities passing laws that some say penalize homelessness, is it even possible? joining us by skype is richard chow. a policy director for the interagency council. let part of the government, working to end chronic homelessness. those winter stormed grounds hi flight, so as we so often do here, we are using social media to end up what planes, and trains, and cars sometimes can't do. it does allow us to bring some of the best visions into our conversation. donna...
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should these laws get traction, should these laws apply to adults. >> 18 is a fine number. i have to be honest, nick, i want you to be held accountable for those jokes for a certain amount of time. maybe in some amount of time that's when i would reconsider all right, do you still stand by this? is this still a valid representation of who you are. you're saying it's not now, but i think ramifications for jokes like that need to exist. also, i like a right to be forgotten that actually doctor forgetting which requires time. it requires a show that there has been some kind of change. something is different. we don't forget people who continually offend. >> would you advocate different standards for eraser for call thes than kids? >> i would. >> our community has been tweeting about this all day. we have charean, teaching them what to post online is much smatter, safer and better than a delete button. it receives that their private and personal events should not always be shared online. sadly for kids common sense is not a school course mandate. one more, jacob on facebook, if
should these laws get traction, should these laws apply to adults. >> 18 is a fine number. i have to be honest, nick, i want you to be held accountable for those jokes for a certain amount of time. maybe in some amount of time that's when i would reconsider all right, do you still stand by this? is this still a valid representation of who you are. you're saying it's not now, but i think ramifications for jokes like that need to exist. also, i like a right to be forgotten that actually...
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. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh, but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to us on camera. he now heads up another supplier called americo group. one of its clients...is walmart. >> if walmart were really so upset about what success apparel did, one assumes they would not be keen to continue to do business with a leading executive from success apparel. >> on the phone, kevin told us that neither success nor its agen
. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to...
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mandela's name was banned it was against the law to use his name. if you used the name of nelson mandela that was a criminal offense, that can report you, and stand as a witness in a trial against you, and you could be prosecuted for it. grew one this feeling didn't really know what this man was. >> your mother didn't want you saying his name. >> . >> right. she was afraid. she had three boys who were growing up in a time where it was so easy to befall you at the hands of the state police. she tried to protect us, and it wasn't key for us to get into politics, because she didn't want something to happen, and there were many others around us, my brother who was at college in the mid 80's, had been beaten by police, and been through some harrowing expense pros testing with other students and being beaten and tier gas and that kind of thing. so she had seen what he went with through. but when i was 18 is left home, and went to city to the college the first year, that is when i was a month on campus, and mandela was released. >> do you remember that day
mandela's name was banned it was against the law to use his name. if you used the name of nelson mandela that was a criminal offense, that can report you, and stand as a witness in a trial against you, and you could be prosecuted for it. grew one this feeling didn't really know what this man was. >> your mother didn't want you saying his name. >> . >> right. she was afraid. she had three boys who were growing up in a time where it was so easy to befall you at the hands of the...
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the legal issue is contract law and how it applies to the fine print and frequent flier agreement. the outcome of this case expected next year already huge. how we express dissatisfaction and the perimeters is all on the table. it's the court who will decide what will happen to those miles you have if you complain about your flight. >>> doctors ending up with more patients and getting paid less. we'll see what that could mean as far as your choices, and likely that will mean fewer choices for you. i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thank you for joining us, we'll see you soon. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton. here are the top stories we are following this hour: the motor city is bankrupt. detroit once the nation's fourth largest city can begin to shed its $20 billion debt. it could mean cutting the pensions of thousands of retired city workers. >> the engineer in control of the train was nodding off shortly before the train lost control in new york. the federal agencies investigating the crash removed the rail union from the investigation saying ther
the legal issue is contract law and how it applies to the fine print and frequent flier agreement. the outcome of this case expected next year already huge. how we express dissatisfaction and the perimeters is all on the table. it's the court who will decide what will happen to those miles you have if you complain about your flight. >>> doctors ending up with more patients and getting paid less. we'll see what that could mean as far as your choices, and likely that will mean fewer...
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the toys will be distributed by law enforcement groups to churches and other charities. the prisoners make an estimated 5,000 toys every year. thank you for watching al jazeera america, stephanie cy earth rise is next, and you can get updates throughout the day on aljazeera.com. . (footballnames.ecl) >>> i'm amanda purr row. >> i'm in the jordan valley looking at how simple principles are bringing the desert to life. >> i'm in new york, where
the toys will be distributed by law enforcement groups to churches and other charities. the prisoners make an estimated 5,000 toys every year. thank you for watching al jazeera america, stephanie cy earth rise is next, and you can get updates throughout the day on aljazeera.com. . (footballnames.ecl) >>> i'm amanda purr row. >> i'm in the jordan valley looking at how simple principles are bringing the desert to life. >> i'm in new york, where
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. >> i am not violating any law. >> in two san francisco bay area cities known for crime oakland and rimmond westbound. >> but now, police in both of these cities have high tech back-ups. electronic ears listening for gunfire, 24/7. he lectronic eyes monitoring police and perps alike. even the cars on this street. officer chris tong is patrolling the streets of richmond that. ding you hear is the sound of a license plate reader. watch what happens when he passes a stolen vehicle. >> it's just triggered on an unoccupied vehicle. turn around and take a look what we've got here. >> the unoccupied vehicle was a stolen nissan sentra caught by the high-speed infrared camera, a series of computer algorithims identified the vehicle's license plate and checked it against a database of wanted cars all in a matter of seconds. >> license plate reader keeps track of a lot of the information that the vehicle was indeed stolen when the vehicle was reported stolen, when we located the vehicle. center. >> these cameras scan several hundred to a thousand plates an hour. much more than an officer could
. >> i am not violating any law. >> in two san francisco bay area cities known for crime oakland and rimmond westbound. >> but now, police in both of these cities have high tech back-ups. electronic ears listening for gunfire, 24/7. he lectronic eyes monitoring police and perps alike. even the cars on this street. officer chris tong is patrolling the streets of richmond that. ding you hear is the sound of a license plate reader. watch what happens when he passes a stolen...
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one problem is that that metal, that piece of metal under current law can be easily detached. for any reason someone would want to do something like than there is a proposal to make that put in plastic guns. that's likely to fail. >> and you and i know that they will take their vacation , but t seems to america that congress is doing less and less and they're on vacation more and more. >> reporter: when you include the post office namings, and profunctory items, in there is no question. they come in for two days a week. you put it all together they might be here for six months out of the year. they're expected to spend five hours a day at the d this, c or rnc on the phone dialing for dollars, and much of the legislation you see in congress has become more or less a sound stage, an audition for fundraisings where the fights are picked to fire up the base. it's a situation where dysfunction has taken control and we're celebrating a fact that they're passing a budget for the first time in 2009 in congress, yet this is the fundamental role of congress. so the situation really has
one problem is that that metal, that piece of metal under current law can be easily detached. for any reason someone would want to do something like than there is a proposal to make that put in plastic guns. that's likely to fail. >> and you and i know that they will take their vacation , but t seems to america that congress is doing less and less and they're on vacation more and more. >> reporter: when you include the post office namings, and profunctory items, in there is no...
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the federal law kicks into place when the recession happened. it was a chance to given meshes more time to be on the benefits. up to 18 months. without this law, there's only about six months of unemployment, some have everybody less, so the democrats are trying to make a case that they need to be extended because they expire on december 28th. >> what's the reason response to this. >> well, house speaker today said if president obama has a plan on paper to extend them, he will take a look at it, so that is a little bit of a hint of some potential break through, however, he reviewed the republican perspective of it's about the economy, and we have a plan to improve the economy, and that's not related to social benefit programs. >> that we create more american jobs and better american wages. the republicans continue to focus on strengthening the economy for middle class families. that's why we passed nearly 150 bills many of them will help our economy, they are still sitting in the united states senate. so you hear a difference, how republicans ap
the federal law kicks into place when the recession happened. it was a chance to given meshes more time to be on the benefits. up to 18 months. without this law, there's only about six months of unemployment, some have everybody less, so the democrats are trying to make a case that they need to be extended because they expire on december 28th. >> what's the reason response to this. >> well, house speaker today said if president obama has a plan on paper to extend them, he will take...
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you have a federal law against the state constitution. which one trumps? you know, judge rhodes was very clear in his decision, but it's going to be appealed. an appeal was filed yesterday already, so i think there is a good chance this will go through because this is a case of first impression. we have never had this before. >> it will be interesting to watch, frank shafroth from george mason university. >>> switching gears in california to a groundbreaking development, the country's first high-speed rail project, the $68 milli $68 million railway system will be the largest railway project in the country. the hope is it will resurrect the valley where there have been many challenges. the backers of this transit system are determined to roll through the obstacles. here is the story >> reporter: not much happened in the city of fresno. in the middle of the state, some say the middle of nor. it's residents have long felt neglected in downtown and on outskirts are signs of a daily struggle. unemployment is common here, one of the highest rates in the country,
you have a federal law against the state constitution. which one trumps? you know, judge rhodes was very clear in his decision, but it's going to be appealed. an appeal was filed yesterday already, so i think there is a good chance this will go through because this is a case of first impression. we have never had this before. >> it will be interesting to watch, frank shafroth from george mason university. >>> switching gears in california to a groundbreaking development, the...
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>> i don't think they are ignoring the law. if you look at the language, th interactive language, it won't cover everything. facebook, google, amazon, and websites dedicated to certain types of content and owners who take the content and make selections, and add their own ideas, it makes them like an nfls content provider and section 230 does not grant immunity to content providers. it's not true to stay that there is complete blanket immunity. >> that's what the judge said. he hold that dirty.com and its owner liable because he editorialized the content submitted by the users, making himself a part of what was said. is it a fair reasoning? >> it would, but for the language of the statute. i don't agree with the professor's interpretation. i have two responses. dirty.com has been sued and won in other cases under this same argument. a different federal judge in missouri held that the operator was protected by the statute. what i heard marianne say is that if a person is a don't provider, they are not protected. that is true. re
>> i don't think they are ignoring the law. if you look at the language, th interactive language, it won't cover everything. facebook, google, amazon, and websites dedicated to certain types of content and owners who take the content and make selections, and add their own ideas, it makes them like an nfls content provider and section 230 does not grant immunity to content providers. it's not true to stay that there is complete blanket immunity. >> that's what the judge said. he hold...
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they want rule of law, they want democracy, they want their children to grow up in a free society. then, being under the influence of russia means moving back. i'm quoting a favorite ukrainian poet, what's the sense of moving forward if you have to move back. >> urin cmentd and in, thank you for joining us. pavlo, thank you for joining us. >>> a looming bankruptcy. what's within detroit's ever shrinking fire department. >> at the end of the tunnel there was a light. why don't they turn the light off, say hey, find your way out. >> we spent a day in the dark with the detroit's firefighters as they struggle to keep the city safe. >>> and on our final segment, heaven's gate, where travelers get grounded during the busy holiday season. >> and now a techknow minute... >> we wrap up here, if you travel to see family this holiday hopefully you've made it home with just a few delays. lori jane gliha has the story from a little known church providing faith on the go. >> oh thanksgiving. you know the drill. stress of overbooking yourself not to mention overstuffing yourself, and the necessar
they want rule of law, they want democracy, they want their children to grow up in a free society. then, being under the influence of russia means moving back. i'm quoting a favorite ukrainian poet, what's the sense of moving forward if you have to move back. >> urin cmentd and in, thank you for joining us. pavlo, thank you for joining us. >>> a looming bankruptcy. what's within detroit's ever shrinking fire department. >> at the end of the tunnel there was a light. why...
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. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> and welcome back. tonight we're looking in depth at health care in privately run prisons in america and in the second part of his investigation, am
. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change......
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. >> joining us now is the law professor from michigan and also edward mcneil. and professor i want to begin with you. i think we under stood fro undea legal stand point that there would be negotiations when detroit wakes up tomorrow is there going to be something different or tangible that you can see. >> i don't think the residents will see a difference. the garbage will be collected and they'll have the same number of street lights. but yo what you will see that is different is this is a bit of a set back for the unions. i think judge rhodes decided that the michigan constitution does provide them the protection they were hoping for. that puts them in a position of negotiations where they no longer have the silver bullet that they were hoping for. and that may lead to a different dynamic for the discussions for the unions and bond holders and mr. orr. >> ed you are involved in the negotiations and there is a limitation as to what you can talk about. this is a blow for you an your membership is it not? that you don't have the complete protection, there should
. >> joining us now is the law professor from michigan and also edward mcneil. and professor i want to begin with you. i think we under stood fro undea legal stand point that there would be negotiations when detroit wakes up tomorrow is there going to be something different or tangible that you can see. >> i don't think the residents will see a difference. the garbage will be collected and they'll have the same number of street lights. but yo what you will see that is different is...
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controversy stand your ground law. joins me from chickamagua where the shooting took place. >> complicated situation as the sheriff's department describes, they have just given a pile of papers, barking he walked around the back of the house. henderson and his family woke up and stayed on the phone with a dispatcher for, hendricks armed himself while his fiancee stayed on the phone, still waiting for a patrol car. then hendricks stepped onto the porch, repeatedly called for the man to identify hymns himself. he got no response. he fired a fatal shot. deputies arrived six minutes later. >> there isn't anything i have found that he broke any law by exiting his home to protect his property. >> stand your ground law, the district attorney decides whether or not that applies to the shoot and kill, residents are mixed as to whether he should have pulled the trigger. >> i think he should have waited for the police. >> you have a lot of people who will jump the gun, every time they are pushed a little bit they are going to jum
controversy stand your ground law. joins me from chickamagua where the shooting took place. >> complicated situation as the sheriff's department describes, they have just given a pile of papers, barking he walked around the back of the house. henderson and his family woke up and stayed on the phone with a dispatcher for, hendricks armed himself while his fiancee stayed on the phone, still waiting for a patrol car. then hendricks stepped onto the porch, repeatedly called for the man to...
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that's essentially what the law reads. but it's detachable, chuck schumer wants to make it undetachable. doesn't go far in the united states congress del. >> mike viqueria our white house correspondent thank you very much. >> all righty. >> president obama is heading to south africa to head the delegation hong honoring former president nelson mandela. with him are first lady michelle obama and presidents clinton and carter are expected to attend the services. george h.w. bush will be the only living u.s. president who will not be in attendance. the town where the former president grew up, workers are setting up a massive dome ahead of the state funeral which takes place on sunday. nelson mandela will lie in state at pretoria. from wednesday through sun. desmond tutu, the nelson mandela center, hosting a service to celebrate the iconic leader. as allen schauffler, reports: >> this is nelson mandela square one of the tribute sites set up around this country. it is also the heart of high end retail in johannesburg in one of t
that's essentially what the law reads. but it's detachable, chuck schumer wants to make it undetachable. doesn't go far in the united states congress del. >> mike viqueria our white house correspondent thank you very much. >> all righty. >> president obama is heading to south africa to head the delegation hong honoring former president nelson mandela. with him are first lady michelle obama and presidents clinton and carter are expected to attend the services. george h.w. bush...
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we're just doing what is required of us by swedish law. >> reporter: doing that is becoming more challenging. within the next few years, sweden's elderly outnumber care givers and facilities. it calls on local municipalities to find creative solutions, and technology is playing a leading role. this is the future of elderly care. a machine that lives with you in your own home. it keeps an eye on you and relatives and medical help are just a click away. giraffe allows you to enter a home from the computer via the internet and conduct visits with your loved ones. if i was your granny what can you do for me? >> take a look at the kitchen and look at the counter and sink and see if this person is able to take care of themselves and live independently. >> if granny gets tired of you, can she say good-bye. >> she can say good-bye. >> see you later. they have been using different electronic care solutions for the elderly, and the giraffe is one of the popular ones. >> people started to tell me a lot of situations where they could be more i understand pnt and gain integrity if they could have this gi
we're just doing what is required of us by swedish law. >> reporter: doing that is becoming more challenging. within the next few years, sweden's elderly outnumber care givers and facilities. it calls on local municipalities to find creative solutions, and technology is playing a leading role. this is the future of elderly care. a machine that lives with you in your own home. it keeps an eye on you and relatives and medical help are just a click away. giraffe allows you to enter a home...
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we are just doing what is required of us by swedish law. but doing that is becoming more challenging. within the next few years, sweden's earlly will outnumber caregivers and facilities. it falls on municipalities for finding solutions and technology is playing a leading role. this is the future of elderly care. a machine that lives with you in your own home. it keeps an eye on you and relatives and the medical help are just a click away. giraffe louse you to virtuallily enter the home vie a computer and internet. and conduct a visit. >> if i were your granny, what would you do for me? >> take care of people and live independently. >> can granny gets tired can she just say good-bye? >> she can say good-bye. >> see you later. >> different electronic care solution he for the elderly and the giraffe is one of the popular ones. >> people above 80 started to tell me a lot of situations why they could be more independent, where they could gain integrity. if they could have a giraffe in their home. >> inventions like the giraffe are saving money f
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daily violations of the most basic tenants of international law and the fact that they remain the single most important security threat to this region and to the world. >> let's talk in specifics about the deal in terms of what you signed with the p5 plus 1 in exchange of relief from sanctions. what are we going to see by early january? more intrusive inspections? monitoring of the site? can you explain to us what we will see? >> it is rather elaborate. it's an action plan in fact. i am not going to put the spin on it. i think the plan of action stands on its own. it's written in plain english so people can read it. people do not need to interpret it. it's clear. >> fair enough? >> it's clear iran will continue it's even richment at 5% and iran will continue construction work at iraq. iraq has agreed not to do certain activities that fall within the scope of this timetable and plan of action your interpretation of the deal, itself, says the president said that this deal recognizes our new career rights. foreign secretary john kerrkerry, said, no, it doesn't say so. we are talking being m
daily violations of the most basic tenants of international law and the fact that they remain the single most important security threat to this region and to the world. >> let's talk in specifics about the deal in terms of what you signed with the p5 plus 1 in exchange of relief from sanctions. what are we going to see by early january? more intrusive inspections? monitoring of the site? can you explain to us what we will see? >> it is rather elaborate. it's an action plan in fact....
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. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. al jazeera america is growing and now more americans are getting the high quality, original, in-depth reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the battle over the budget part four congress on the verge of a new spending deal as lawmakers face that looming deadline. a deal that would avoid the government shutdown like the one we lived through in october. libby casey is on capitol hill. libby, everybody wants to know could we be facing another government shutdown? >> reporter: it looks like negotiators may be able to come up with not a grand bargain, not even an immediate-sized bargain but a little bargain. december 13th,
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. >> ron, i want to note you do have experience in law enforcement yourself. we want to bring in bruce whittaker, the mayor of fullerton. and he pushed for the release of the surveillance video of kelly thomas's beating. can you tell us about the impact of this video and why it is so important that it be released to the public? >> yes, thank you. the reason that i felt that release of the video, audio and video of the altercations were so important was that we received a very loud and clear signal from the public who were aghast at what had occurred and they very much were interested in particulars. and what exactly had happened. >> it is not a short video. >> no, in fact the complete video is available online on youtube. it's about 34 minutes. and i've urged some people who are very curious about what happened to gird themselves a little bit and watch that video. >> would you say by encouraging the release of this and you really fought for this video to be released to the general public were you in some way being anti-law enforcement in trying to expose this?
. >> ron, i want to note you do have experience in law enforcement yourself. we want to bring in bruce whittaker, the mayor of fullerton. and he pushed for the release of the surveillance video of kelly thomas's beating. can you tell us about the impact of this video and why it is so important that it be released to the public? >> yes, thank you. the reason that i felt that release of the video, audio and video of the altercations were so important was that we received a very loud...
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so this law is going to work. and for the sake of our economic security, it needs to work. >> is he right, david? >> well, we need to have it work. america is spending for every dollar per person, on an equivalency basis, the other 33 modern countries in the world spend and they all have universal healthcare, many of them with no out-of-pocket charges, for every dollar they spend, we are spending $2 and 4 killing us, that's nonsense. i don't know how the doctors, an airline pilot. nobody shops for airline pilots. we expect the airline produces someone who knows what they are doing in the cockpit of the plane when we trust them with our lives. what obamacare does is addresses the free rider problem. >> that's people who don't buy insurance that ends up costing the taxpayers because we, in effect, insured them. this is an idea, by the way, promoted by dan's former employer, the heritage foundation. i would argue we would be much better off if we had universal, single-payer healthcare because all of our competitors d
so this law is going to work. and for the sake of our economic security, it needs to work. >> is he right, david? >> well, we need to have it work. america is spending for every dollar per person, on an equivalency basis, the other 33 modern countries in the world spend and they all have universal healthcare, many of them with no out-of-pocket charges, for every dollar they spend, we are spending $2 and 4 killing us, that's nonsense. i don't know how the doctors, an airline pilot....
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in tacloban, one of the heartest hit areas, i talked to law enforcement volunteers, one of the very first responders in the first days after the supertyphoon hit. today we hear from them again how their service in this area made an enormous difference in their own lives. >> i saw a lot of nothing. which was shocking. i saw a lot of what i tried to close my eyes and pretend what i imagined was there before we got there, before the typhoon. there was not a lot left. >> you know the person that struck me i think was flying over some of the affected areas at low level, huge concrete buildings, hotels, just knocked off their foundation, large oil tanks just knocked off their foundation, crushed like you would a soda can. showed how powerful this wall of water and wind was that hit and you try to imagine what that was like for the folks that was there. team reub con a nonprofit organization -- rubicon is the nonprofit organization, that unites with first responders, in the united states and around the world, to focus on emergency medical care, taking doctors nurses and paramedics into affectare
in tacloban, one of the heartest hit areas, i talked to law enforcement volunteers, one of the very first responders in the first days after the supertyphoon hit. today we hear from them again how their service in this area made an enormous difference in their own lives. >> i saw a lot of nothing. which was shocking. i saw a lot of what i tried to close my eyes and pretend what i imagined was there before we got there, before the typhoon. there was not a lot left. >> you know the...
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laws it will need to be approved by congress. if that happens, d.c.'s minimum wage will gradually become $4 more than the federal level. niya hopes that extra money in her paycheck will bring a better life to herself and her son. >> joining us now, heidi, an economist with the economic policy institute where she focuses on the low-wage labor market. and from los angeles, writer and senior fell low at the campaign for america's future, and mark wilson, he served as deputy assistant secretary for employment standards administration at the u.s. department of labor for president george w. bush. he now heads applied economic strategy. so heidi, we saw niya pots. if that d.c. minimum wage raise was to go through. she's looking at an extra $26 per shift. where does that money come from? >> that money will come--aside from just coming from the employer? what we know is that what the evidence shows is it's not going to come from her coworkers getting laid off. the evidence--this is one of the most researched things in labor economics on what is the impact of mi
laws it will need to be approved by congress. if that happens, d.c.'s minimum wage will gradually become $4 more than the federal level. niya hopes that extra money in her paycheck will bring a better life to herself and her son. >> joining us now, heidi, an economist with the economic policy institute where she focuses on the low-wage labor market. and from los angeles, writer and senior fell low at the campaign for america's future, and mark wilson, he served as deputy assistant...
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dusting off an old law from the days of apartheid. the limit criminal report on government spending. so far it's not working. it all started with the news that $20 million of south africans' money has been spent in the province. on november 21st citing concerns for the president's safety, they warned the media not to photograph or public any images of the compound saying that doing so would be in breach of the natural key points act. legislation that was passed in 1980 that law prohibits publicity for areas of strategic importance. but they defined the ban with front page shots of the compound. they ran with shots of the home with the caption "look away." while "the times" taunted so arrest us. the south african editors also weighed in on the story and said we'll continue to public images of the upgrade because we believe there is immense public interest, and to stop doing so would be a betrayal of our duty. >>> one of india's top investigative magazines is struggle ing from a sex scandal. accused of assaulting a young journalist. he
dusting off an old law from the days of apartheid. the limit criminal report on government spending. so far it's not working. it all started with the news that $20 million of south africans' money has been spent in the province. on november 21st citing concerns for the president's safety, they warned the media not to photograph or public any images of the compound saying that doing so would be in breach of the natural key points act. legislation that was passed in 1980 that law prohibits...
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. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> and now a techknow minute... [ ♪ music ] . >>> hi, guys, welcome back to "techknow." i'm here with rochelle, kyle and lindsay, i'm phil torres. >> this story is about how mush rooms will save the world. >> yes, i went to two guys who had a company and figured out a way to make an alternative packaging material out of biodegradeable materials and mushrooms. let's check it out. >> every cubic inch of the soil is teaming with millions of inches of mycilian. >> a walk through the woods in green island new york is pleasure. when you are with two barely 30-year-old geniuses like gavin mcintyre and evan bair, you are sure to stumble on something scientifically complex. >> you see the mycilion growing into the log. >> somehow it involves a mus
. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> and now a techknow minute... [ ♪ music ] . >>> hi, guys, welcome back to "techknow." i'm here...
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surveillance laws. they have written an open letter to president obama and they say the government needs to preserve people's trust in the internet. what are they demanding and are they proposing reforms. >> reporter: that's a good question, but first what they're demanding from the u.s. government is five principles to be respected. the core principles is the end to the mass data collecting. we've learned from edward snowdon is the collecting and storing. they say that has to end. there has to be more of a legal framework and more accountability and transparency about these operations. they're very worried. these internet companies say they're worried as a result customers around the world simply aren't going to use their services if there is going to be a direct line to the government. as you suggested there are questions that aren't addressed. for stars, why do these companies collect so much information about us in the first place. maybe if they didn't collect so much information and store it away,
surveillance laws. they have written an open letter to president obama and they say the government needs to preserve people's trust in the internet. what are they demanding and are they proposing reforms. >> reporter: that's a good question, but first what they're demanding from the u.s. government is five principles to be respected. the core principles is the end to the mass data collecting. we've learned from edward snowdon is the collecting and storing. they say that has to end. there...
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so in pennsylvania because of the stay laws that the city ies operate under, it was difficult to keep their labor costs within their ability to raise taxes. the other big problem in harrisburg was that they undertook an incinerator project to dispose of trash and issued a lot of bonds to try to get the incinerator to operate properly. it was just basically a functional disaster. it really faced those two problems which caused a lot of stress on everything in the city's budget. >> dean, right now the judge has cleared the way in detroit for a wide set of stake holders to take a haircut. a lot of cities are still in the process. does that decision make it more to be that places like stockton, san bernardino, may look back at their pensioners, their obligations to city workers in a way that they might not have before? >> well, every city has its own circumstance. what was striking in detroit, and i don't know if this is the case in california, is that in michigan, the state constitution guarantees pension. this in my view was a striking ruling. the constitution is a creation of the state
so in pennsylvania because of the stay laws that the city ies operate under, it was difficult to keep their labor costs within their ability to raise taxes. the other big problem in harrisburg was that they undertook an incinerator project to dispose of trash and issued a lot of bonds to try to get the incinerator to operate properly. it was just basically a functional disaster. it really faced those two problems which caused a lot of stress on everything in the city's budget. >> dean,...
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de klerk passed legislation that repealed discriminatory laws transformer south africa into a multicultural society. >> mike hannah is in the stadium and haru mutasa has been outside the stadium. you have been there watching tens of thousands. what have they told you. >> listen to them. they have been doing this - singing and dances. they are here to pay respects to nelson mandela. i have a mother and her son who are white south africans that have come to the stadium. despite the bad weather and the cold, ma'am, you came out. why is that? >> because madeba made me so proud to be a south african. i'm proud. he embraces everything we are want for our land. yes, we are going to carry on with his legacy. >> coming down here to celebrate his life, did you think you'd see something like this. >> in a way i did. but i never thought this day would be possible. it makes me truly proud to be a south african. it is so great that the world has - world leaders descended on madeba. it's a fitting tribute to a great man. i think where he is put in efen, i think -- in heaven, i think he's smiling from abov
de klerk passed legislation that repealed discriminatory laws transformer south africa into a multicultural society. >> mike hannah is in the stadium and haru mutasa has been outside the stadium. you have been there watching tens of thousands. what have they told you. >> listen to them. they have been doing this - singing and dances. they are here to pay respects to nelson mandela. i have a mother and her son who are white south africans that have come to the stadium. despite the...
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your organization has lobbied across the world to get laws passed banning circle animals. you managed to do it in bolivia. the first country to do if. t. o it. two years later you find out that they had lions in horrific conditions it makes for a suspenseful documentary. let's look at you in action. in is not so stop it. >> some frightening moments there, jan. a whole number of circuses and a couple of dozen lions you saved. >> it was 29 lions in total and two res rescues. it focuses on the rescue of the whole of the 25 from bolivia. and as you say we worked undercover for two years. we released the findings to the public and the bolivian congress. and they decided they didn't want this going on in their country and they didn't want animals to suffer behind the scenes for a few minutes of entertainment. they were determined to ban them them. they stopped all animals from traveling in circuses. it was a year later when we went back to see if the government would back down by working with the government we were able to show them we were determined to enforce this law. >> bob
your organization has lobbied across the world to get laws passed banning circle animals. you managed to do it in bolivia. the first country to do if. t. o it. two years later you find out that they had lions in horrific conditions it makes for a suspenseful documentary. let's look at you in action. in is not so stop it. >> some frightening moments there, jan. a whole number of circuses and a couple of dozen lions you saved. >> it was 29 lions in total and two res rescues. it...
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law enforcement officers were at the scene and they were observing all safety procedures. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>> in a matter of just ten days the nation will mark the one year anniversary of the sandy hook massacre. today brought a painful remind reminder. prosecutors have released 911 called. al jazeera will not air those calls. >> reporter: we did listen to seven calls shortly after fires were shot inside sandy hook elementary school. a woman called the police dispatcher and said she had glimpsed someone running down the hall with a gun saying they were still shooting. and glass had been shot out but the school was on lock down. officers entered the school nine minutes after the 911 call. by then the shooting was over and adam lanza had killed himself after takings lives of 20 children and six educators. >> we're not playing the calls and for obvious reasons, but i'm still curious as to the tone of the calls you listened to. >> reporter: some of them were calm. the custodian was a little bit concerned, obviously, but i couldn't call him to be
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this afternoon they'll launch an effort to explain the law's benefits and why it was passed in the first place. >>> a federal judge has declared detroit is eligible for bankruptcy. the city has roughly $18 billion of debt. the city could be forced to cut the pensioned of retired employees. ♪ >>> i'm dave warren. the headline with the weather will be the arctic blast that is just starting to move south. here are the current readings. 50 in tulsa. 55 degrees in st. louis. there is some light snow with this as well. we had some snow in the last 24 hours, and more will come down as this storm continues to develop. there is the cold air coming in from the north. the warm air being pulled up ahead of the storm. the arctic blast is coming down from the north, and by tuesday and wednesday it is through the dakotas through kansas and oklahoma as this storm continues to intensify. there will be gusty wind with this. we'll be talking about wind chill and snow. another storm drops and dumps a foot of snow in colorado. what it feels like on your skin, though, by wednesday evening, 24, 25 below. tha
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what is law. it's a problem for the constitutional and for -- constitution and for the philosophy of law i think. >> david phillip graham it's good to have you on the program. thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> thailand's prime minister says she will not resign ahead of elections despite demands. rallies continue throughout bangkok. rallying crowds demand her resignation. >>> drones topping the agenda. pakistan officials say the unmanned aircraft take too many lives. leaving afghanistan through pakistan because of process test over the use of drones. >>> now to the deadly sectarian violence in the central african republic. this afternoon, president obama called for calm and peace in the area and protecting civilians caught in the cross fire. french troops and equipment from brune dito thburundi to the car. john terrett takes a look at the history of violence in the central african republic. >> john, the central african republic is a vast country. for example, it has a land mass of 240
what is law. it's a problem for the constitutional and for -- constitution and for the philosophy of law i think. >> david phillip graham it's good to have you on the program. thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> thailand's prime minister says she will not resign ahead of elections despite demands. rallies continue throughout bangkok. rallying crowds demand her resignation. >>> drones topping the agenda. pakistan officials say the unmanned aircraft take too...
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it's being called the do-nothing congress from many quarters because of the small number of actual laws that they have been able to pass. we saw them push back today, a lot of blame getting thrown out around. and john boehner pointed the finger at democrats and the counterpoint from president obama and other democrats saying there needs to be more bipartisanship and the republicans are the cause of trouble here in washington. but a lot of issues have been on the table for a long time. the farm bill has been in talks for months and a couple of key issues keep getting in the way and republicans and democrats cannot agree on them. one example is food stamps. there are cuts on the table. how deep those cuts should go is the question of real debate. >> libby casey reporting from capitol hill. thank you. and food stamps one of the issues president obama was talking about today. he said the income gap between rich and poor americans keeps growing. during a major speech in washington, income inequality is jeffer dieing the middle class and he wants to make sure that the economy works for everyo
it's being called the do-nothing congress from many quarters because of the small number of actual laws that they have been able to pass. we saw them push back today, a lot of blame getting thrown out around. and john boehner pointed the finger at democrats and the counterpoint from president obama and other democrats saying there needs to be more bipartisanship and the republicans are the cause of trouble here in washington. but a lot of issues have been on the table for a long time. the farm...
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. >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the health care law is going to help them or hurt them. >> they know they can get extremist bickering somewhere else. >> people say that we're revolutionary. our revolution is just going back to doing the best in journalism. >> this is the place to go watch high quality journalism, period. >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about congress and the to do list this week before it adjourns for the year. we're continuing our conversation with ginger gibson, , and dan glickman, and josh withrow. and mr. secretary, as a legislator, you crafted and voted on bills. as a secretary you had people looking over cure shoulder at one of the largest branch departments and then you had business before the congress. had a have you seen in the way that the work is getting done over your career in washington? considerably. a lot of stop lights these days. you used to be on a freeway of legislative action. they didn't stop and lurch as much as they do now. a part of this is because of the fiscal problems. we just don't
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a rare out bright of rioting in the city state known for the strict laws against public disorder. the incident happened in little india, part of the bangladesh community and the violence started after a bus hit and killed a foreign worker, a crowd then smashed the bus windows and five cars attacked, three of them overturned. >> first time in my life i see this. >> reporter: the police commission said he never seen rioting on singapore streets in his 26 years as a police officer. >> we treat this incident very seriously. and we classified the case as one of rising with dangerous weapons and we will spare no effort to arrest those involved. >> reporter: little india is usually packed with people on sundays when construction workers gather on their day off, in a press conference the deputy prime minister appealed for calm. >> this is a serious incident and we started from a fatal traffic accident involving a private bus and a pedestrian, the crowd reacted to the incident and started a riot. >> reporter: punishment for rioting can carry a sentence up to seven years in jail and a possi
a rare out bright of rioting in the city state known for the strict laws against public disorder. the incident happened in little india, part of the bangladesh community and the violence started after a bus hit and killed a foreign worker, a crowd then smashed the bus windows and five cars attacked, three of them overturned. >> first time in my life i see this. >> reporter: the police commission said he never seen rioting on singapore streets in his 26 years as a police officer....